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<h2>While every commercial or social media advertisement tries to convince us that &quot;self care&quot; requires a bathtub rack for books and $80 candles, there is a lot more to mental health than &quot;positive vibes&quot; alone...</h2><p>If you&#39;re seriously suffering from anxiety, depression or other mental health issues it&#39;s always best to seek professional help, but we all probably have at least one piece of advice from a loved one or even a stranger that has helped us through a dark time. Whether it&#39;s a motivational quote, a mantra, or something that just shifts your perspective, recognizing that everyone has moments of fear or insecurity can be incredibly beneficial. While it might appear that you&#39;re struggling through life while everyone on social media is perfectly posed with premium lighting and glowing skin, everyone has gone through a time when they had to prioritize their own mental health.</p><p>Finding the right treatment or practices that work for you is part of the process, and sometimes all it takes is an expert mental health tip to reset your view of yourself or others. So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ks9aiu/whats_the_greatest_mental_health_tip_youve_gotten/">Reddit</a> user asked, &quot;What&rsquo;s the greatest mental health tip you&rsquo;ve gotten?&quot; people were ready to share the words of wisdom that have stuck with them.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>Never evaluate your life when you&rsquo;re tired.</p> <p>This is so true. Ever notice things seem much worse at night when worries seem at their worst? The next morning your brain can think of ways to fix them and most times they aren&rsquo;t there the next day. - a_snails_pace</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>I cannot control other people&#39;s actions. - beermoneymike</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Don&rsquo;t take criticism from someone you wouldn&rsquo;t take advice from. - SatanMeekAndMild</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>Parent yourself the way your own parents never did. I&#39;m still learning to do this, but I am definitely much better at loving and forgiving myself. - jay_cakes</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>It&#39;s okay to not react to every bad memory that loves to resurface in your brain on the daily. it takes a bit of practice but if you try, you can let those bad/embarrassing/cringey memories just wash up and over you instead of hitting you like a tidal wave. - Amateur_Hedonist</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>Self care isn&rsquo;t always a bath and a hot chocolate. Sometimes it&rsquo;s giving your head a little shake and doing what needs to be done. - lucidparoxysm</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>Pretend you are your own child. Weird concept, but hear me out. That negative self-talk that&rsquo;s beating you down - would you speak to a child like that? What would you say to your inner child if someone told them they were an idiot or were fat or were useless or unloved? Practice a little kindness toward yourself. I&rsquo;m trying really hard to do this &amp; this concept helps me extend compassion toward myself. - ViaWires</p> </blockquote><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t beat the fear, just do it scared.&rdquo; - kslide_park</p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Nobody has this sh*t figured out. Do your best and wing it like the rest of us. It kinda made me feel like the feeling of being lost and unsure of what to do next was normal. - how_are_ya_now2</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>The validation you seek from others is validation you refuse to give yourself - enigmaticvic</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sometimes you have to cut off toxic family / friends in order to survive and heal. It is valid, you are not a terrible person, you are doing the brave and responsible thing in order to take care of yourself. - Onewheeledhaystack</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sometimes you&#39;ve got to be selfish. - plasticluthier</p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>Work to live, don&rsquo;t live to work. - Burrito_Loyalist</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>Learn to say <em>&quot;No.&quot;</em></p> <p>You can&#39;t help everyone, you only have so much bandwidth. It&#39;s ok to just shut everyone out for an evening. - Truffs0</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>You aren&#39;t paid to worry about work on a Sunday. - peogeu</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Nobody cares as much about you as you.</p> <p>That can sound really calloused but I frequently remind myself of this when I get in my head about what other people think of me. No one is dedicating nearly as much mental energy about my actions, work, looks, etc as me. It can be very freeing. - Basic-Ad9270</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>Stop caring about the opinions of people who add nothing to your life. - hitometootoo</p> </blockquote><h2>18.</h2><blockquote> <p>Regularly go for a long walk whilst listening to classical music - Oingo7</p> </blockquote><h2>19.</h2><blockquote> <p>You don&#39;t have to &quot;stick it out&quot; there is no shame in quitting. Whether it be a relationship or a crappy job, you don&#39;t owe anyone your time. - WakeYourGhost</p> </blockquote><h2>20.</h2><blockquote> <p>Your inner emotions are like the weather. It can&#39;t be disciplined or reasoned into changing. Don&#39;t exhaust yourself fighting sadness with facts and logic, just accept that you need five, and treat yo self. Save that energy for the climb back up - JamesandhisMonsters</p> </blockquote><h2>21.</h2><blockquote> <p>Keep a diary. Seriously, it&#39;s good to actually write stuff down on paper with a pen or pencil. - PrudentLiterature764</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

21 people share the best mental health tip they've ever received.

While every commercial or social media advertisement tries to convince us that &quot;self care&quot; requires a bathtub rack for books and $80 candles, there is a lot more to mental health than &quot;positive vibes&quot; alone...If you&#39;re seriously suffering from anxiety, depression or other mental health issues it&#39;s always best to seek professional help, but we all probably have at least one piece of advice from a loved one or even a stranger that has helped us through a dark time. Whether it&#39;s a motivational quote, a mantra, or something that just shifts your perspective, recognizing that everyone has moments of fear or insecurity can be incredibly beneficial. While it might appear that you&#39;re struggling through life while everyone on social media is perfectly posed with premium lighting and glowing skin, everyone has gone through a time when they had to prioritize their own mental health.Finding the right treatment or practices that work for you is part of the process, and sometimes all it takes is an expert mental health tip to reset your view of yourself or others. So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;What&rsquo;s the greatest mental health tip you&rsquo;ve gotten?&quot; people were ready to share the words of wisdom that have stuck with them.1. Never evaluate your life when you&rsquo;re tired. This is so true. Ever notice things seem much worse at night when worries seem at their worst? The next morning your brain can think of ways to fix them and most times they aren&rsquo;t there the next day. - a_snails_pace 2. I cannot control other people&#39;s actions. - beermoneymike 3. Don&rsquo;t take criticism from someone you wouldn&rsquo;t take advice from. - SatanMeekAndMild 4. Parent yourself the way your own parents never did. I&#39;m still learning to do this, but I am definitely much better at loving and forgiving myself. - jay_cakes 5. It&#39;s okay to not react to every bad memory that loves to resurface in your brain on the daily. it takes a bit of practice but if you try, you can let those bad/embarrassing/cringey memories just wash up and over you instead of hitting you like a tidal wave. - Amateur_Hedonist 6. Self care isn&rsquo;t always a bath and a hot chocolate. Sometimes it&rsquo;s giving your head a little shake and doing what needs to be done. - lucidparoxysm 7. Pretend you are your own child. Weird concept, but hear me out. That negative self-talk that&rsquo;s beating you down - would you speak to a child like that? What would you say to your inner child if someone told them they were an idiot or were fat or were useless or unloved? Practice a little kindness toward yourself. I&rsquo;m trying really hard to do this &amp; this concept helps me extend compassion toward myself. - ViaWires 8. &ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t beat the fear, just do it scared.&rdquo; - kslide_park 9. Nobody has this sh*t figured out. Do your best and wing it like the rest of us. It kinda made me feel like the feeling of being lost and unsure of what to do next was normal. - how_are_ya_now2 10. The validation you seek from others is validation you refuse to give yourself - enigmaticvic 11. Sometimes you have to cut off toxic family / friends in order to survive and heal. It is valid, you are not a terrible person, you are doing the brave and responsible thing in order to take care of yourself. - Onewheeledhaystack 12. Sometimes you&#39;ve got to be selfish. - plasticluthier 13. Work to live, don&rsquo;t live to work. - Burrito_Loyalist 14. Learn to say &quot;No.&quot; You can&#39;t help everyone, you only have so much bandwidth. It&#39;s ok to just shut everyone out for an evening. - Truffs0 15. You aren&#39;t paid to worry about work on a Sunday. - peogeu 16. Nobody cares as much about you as you. That can sound really calloused but I frequently remind myself of this when I get in my head about what other people think of me. No one is dedicating nearly as much mental energy about my actions, work, looks, etc as me. It can be very freeing. - Basic-Ad9270 17. Stop caring about the opinions of people who add nothing to your life. - hitometootoo 18. Regularly go for a long walk whilst listening to classical music - Oingo7 19. You don&#39;t have to &quot;stick it out&quot; there is no shame in quitting. Whether it be a relationship or a crappy job, you don&#39;t owe anyone your time. - WakeYourGhost 20. Your inner emotions are like the weather. It can&#39;t be disciplined or reasoned into changing. Don&#39;t exhaust yourself fighting sadness with facts and logic, just accept that you need five, and treat yo self. Save that energy for the climb back up - JamesandhisMonsters 21. Keep a diary. Seriously, it&#39;s good to actually write stuff down on paper with a pen or pencil. - PrudentLiterature764  

While every commercial or social media advertisement tries to convince us that &quot;self care&quot; requires a bathtub rack for books and $80 candles, there is a lot more to mental health than &quot;positive vibes&quot; alone...  If...